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Capital Jazz Fest has 2 locations, listed below.

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    • Capital Jazz Fest

      5907 Clifton Oaks Dr Clarksville, MD 21029-1147

    • Capital Jazz Fest

      PO Box 1150 Columbia, MD 21044

    Business ProfileforCapital Jazz Fest

    Event Ticket Sales
    Multi Location Business

    Current Alerts For This Business

    Alert:
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that his Consumer Protection Division has entered into a settlement resolving an investigation into Royal Caribbean Cruise Ltd., d/b/a Royal Caribbean International, regarding 2021 and 2022 Capital Jazz “SuperCruise” sailings. 

    Tickets for the cruises were sold by a Maryland-based company, Capital Jazz, Inc., but the cruises were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Capital Jazz is not a party to this settlement, but Royal Caribbean has agreed to pay amounts owed to consumers who have not received refunds from Capital Jazz. 

    Under this settlement, Royal Caribbean has agreed to pay nearly $1.3 million in refunds to consumers who were scheduled to embark on the Capital Jazz SuperCruises in 2021 and 2022. 

    Consumers who have not yet received a refund do not need to take action--they should receive a check in the mail within the next three months. For more questions about the Attorney General’s settlement, please call 410-528-8662. 

    Additional business information

    Additional Info:
    BBB files indicate that this business has a pattern of complaints concerning:
    *Refund/exchange Issues (Consumers allege that when cruises were canceled, they were provided the option to transfer to next year's cruise or a refund within 90 days. Consumers alleged that when requested a refund, was advised would receive refund but a significant number have not received the promised refund.)
    *Customer Service Issues (Consumers allege that there was a failure to communicate update the status of their refunds or general questions about their account with the business.)
    *Billing and Collection Issues (Consumers allege that the business collected monies for cruises that were ultimately canceled due to COVID/Omicron variant)
    *Service Issues (Consumers allege that the business has failed to provide services. Consumer also allege that when cruises were canceled and advised that they can transfer to the next year, the next year cruise was also canceled and some have yet to receive a refund)

    On 09/09/2022, BBB submitted a written request to the company encouraging them to address the pattern of complaints.

    As of 10/14/2022, BBB has had no response.

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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.22/5stars

    Average of 23 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    162 complaints closed in last 3 years

    1 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

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    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Capital Jazz Fest has 2 locations, listed below.

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      • Capital Jazz Fest

        5907 Clifton Oaks Dr Clarksville, MD 21029-1147

      • Capital Jazz Fest

        PO Box 1150 Columbia, MD 21044

      Location of This Business
      5907 Clifton Oaks Dr, Clarksville, MD 21029-1147
      BBB File Opened:
      4/30/2020
      Years in Business:
      31
      Business Started:
      11/24/1992
      Business Incorporated:
      11/24/1992
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Capital Jazz Productions
      • Capital Jazz Inc.
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Clifford Hunte, Registered Agent

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Clifford Hunte, Registered Agent

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      Customer Complaints

      162 Customer Complaints

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      Customer Reviews

      23 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Pamela N

      1 star

      11/06/2023

      Dear Better Business Bureau, You see all of these complaints about this company not returning patrons' money. What is going to be done about this? Capital Jazz is getting away with fraud!!! How in the world are they allowed to continue to host Jazz Fest and SuperCruise events and haven't refunded us our money? We are talking about thousands of dollars, just within one household. We NEED our money!!! On top of that, we can't file a complaint here?! Like many others who have left a review, many of us have been faithful, repeat customers of Capital Jazz events for consecutive years and don't deserve to be treated like we don't exist! Not answering our calls, etc. is unacceptable! I implore the BBB and the Maryland AG to please do something to get us back our refunds!!!

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